11.9% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Gosford · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Gosford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 12% of homes in North Gosford have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure. While many residents rely on cars, the area has a strong mix of transport options and a high number of people working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.9% of households do not own a car, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas. Most homes have one vehicle (44.4%) or two (33.2%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Gosford, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Work patterns are diverse, with 26.4% of people working from home, which is well above the national figure. Around 43.7% of residents drive to work, while 2.5% use public transport.
26.4% ▲ +727.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -73.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport infrastructure is strong, with 27 stops and 4 routes, which is more than most similar areas. The number of stops per 1,000 people is also well above the New South Wales figure.
27
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.77
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,024.6
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,423
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
40,832
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a transport stop is very easy, with a typical walk of only 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive to the city takes about 58 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
58
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in North Gosford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13001/north-gosford/topic/transport